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A member of the Kennedy dynasty, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has entered the 2024 presidential race, promising to “heal the divide” in America. RFK Jr., an environmental lawyer known mostly for his crusade against vaccinations, isn’t someone to write off, according to Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette.
He argues that RFK Jr. certainly has the ability to get in some shots against President Biden in 2024, possibly thwarting the 80-year-old’s chances in the general election.
Say hello to RFK 2.0 folks. Robert Kennedy Jr. says he’s in it to win it. The social activist recently declared his long shot candidacy for president in 2024.
Once known as one of the nation’s top environmental lawyers, RFK Jr. has more recently been associated with the anti-vax movement and other causes that Biden’s protectors in the media and the liberal establishment will surely, in the coming months, label “fringe” or “kooky.” Like his father, the son doesn’t seem to trust authority, defer to the establishment or toe the party line. Also, like his father, he doesn’t appear to give a damn what others think of him, and he doesn’t mind walking alone if he has to.
This time RFK Jr. has to walk alone. Some of his siblings and cousins actually work for the Biden administration, and they’re gonna stay loyal to their boss — family be damned.
The O.G. Robert Kennedy, the one that my Mexican-Catholic grandmother affectionately called “Bobby,” was the real deal. The New York senator and former U.S. attorney general — and the brother of President John F. Kennedy — has, for the last 50 years, set the standard for Democrats. He was tough and compassionate, vulnerable and authentic, tireless and relentless in pursuit of social justice. One of the things that admirers of RFK talk about is that his appeal had no boundaries.
